The locations with the highest concentration of Emergency Medical Technician (EMT Paramedic) degree recipients are Santa Rosa, CA, Fort Lauderdale, FL, and Guaynabo, PR. The locations with a relatively high number of Emergency Medical Technician (EMT Paramedic) degree recipients are The Crossings, FL, Eolia, MO, and Chillicothe, MO. The most common degree awarded to students studying Emergency Medical Technician (EMT Paramedic) is a < 1 year postsecondary certificate.

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Emergency Medical Technician (EMT Paramedic) and the types of students that study this field. Santa Rosa Junior College awards the most degrees in Emergency Medical Technician (EMT Paramedic) in the US, but American Medical Academy and Four County Career Center have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Emergency Medical Technician (EMT Paramedic).

Tuition costs for Emergency Medical Technician (EMT Paramedic) majors are, on average, $3,846 for in-state public colleges, and $21,456 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Emergency Medical Technician (EMT Paramedic) programs are Public, 2-year institutions (499 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 2-year (18,393 completions).

Out of all institutions that offer Emergency Medical Technician (EMT Paramedic) programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, American Medical Academy and Four County Career Center have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Emergency Medical Technician (EMT Paramedic), with 99.1% and 53.6%, respectively.

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Health majors.

Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Health majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

The number of Health graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.34%, from 3.98M in 2016 to 4.11M in 2017.

The largest single share of Health graduates go on to work as Registered nurses (37.2%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Health by share of the total number of graduates.

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Health majors.

Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Health majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

Demographic information on those who earn a degree in Health in the US. The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Health is 43.3, and the most common degree type these workers hold is a < 1 Year Postsecondary Certificate. Male employees are more likely to hold Health degrees, and White students earn the majority (18,277) of the degrees.

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Health. The most common ages of employees with this major are 28 and 27 years old, which represent 2.8% and 2.75% of the population, respectively.

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Emergency Medical Technician (EMT Paramedic) are < 1 Year Postsecondary Certificate, 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate, and Associates Degree.

This chart illustrates the differences by gender for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Emergency Medical Technician (EMT Paramedic). White Male students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and gender.

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Philippines that hold Health degrees (5.46 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Philippines (199,889 degree recipients).

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT Paramedic) field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Emergency Medical Technician (EMT Paramedic) majors need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Emergency Medical Technician (EMT Paramedic) majors need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance, Operation and Control, and Equipment Selection.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Emergency Medical Technician (EMT Paramedic) majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Equipment Maintenance is very distinctive for majors, but the Critical Thinking, Speaking, and Active Listening are the three most important skills for people in the field.